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Unread. 235pp incl index; 8 b&w photo plates. Very Rare. It is more than a thousand years since the exploitation of the elephant began. Alexander the Great used them and Kublai Khan encountered them when he conquered India, employing elephants in their hundreds to carry 16 Tartar bowmen like wooden castles to command the very sky. However, it is… Read more

Gilt titles on spine and front. Illustrated eps with maps of Africa showing localities of records. 734pp incl List of Official Measurers, Subscribers, Names in English, Scientific Names. Line drawings of most prominent species. Expect lots of extra postage for overseas.

Unread. Better than new. 203pp incl Appendix, Index, 1p ads; 106 b&w "Figures" plus other b&w illustrations in text.

Spine has one crease; front cover has corner crease 75mm and slight wear along edges.; 388 pages (complete); 24pp b&w photog plates; 1 map over 2 pp. (no list)

Covered in adhesive plastic. 256pp; numerous b&w photos in text are not of good quality. A very comprehensive treatment covering all types of "deer". It could easily apply to African antelope.

Covered in adhesive plastic. 256pp; numerous b&w photos in text are not of good quality. A very comprehensive treatment covering all types of "deer". It could easily apply to African antelope.

16pp of col foto's: 332pp incl index

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London.: Barrie & Jenkins, 1971. Dj has almost imperceptible scuffing on lower edge. Book has top edge re-coloured; new eps front and rear. First 5 sheets in front are water stained on lower margin over a maximum 110x30mm; likewise pages from 31-38 and some intermittant up to p180. 394pp incl index; 173 b&w photos, charts and line dwgs… Read more

Sydney, Oz: Reed,, 1980. Dj is slightly faded on spine. Book is v slightly discol on top edge.150pp plus (2)pp index; 12pp b&w photog plates; distribution maps and diagrams in text.. First Edition.. Hard Cover Tan Boards. Fine in Plastic./Fine. 254x17p05mm.

Agoura, California.: Trophy Room Books,, 2000. Dj has discol on front and faded over 15mm width near spine; closed tears 80, 6mm. Copy number 448 of 1000 copies published. Signed by the author on the limitation page AND a lengthy signed inscription to Chris (Meintjies - S A author) on ffep. Gilt title on spine.260pp; b&w photos thru'out,… Read more

Johannesburg.: Southern Book Publishers,, 1987. Book has minute scuffing on tail. Illus eps; 194 pp; line dwgs; distribution maps up as far as Kenya.. Second Edition, 1st Impression.. Hard Cover Laminated. Fine in Plasrtic./None. Illus. by de Villiers, André.. 286x16p9mm.

Tuscon, Arizona, USA,: Safari Club International,, 2003. Slight scuffing at heads & tails. Jul-Aug 2003; May-June 2004; Nov-Dec 2005; Jan-Feb 2006 (half of rear cover MISSING). Possible extra postage.. Soft Covers. Fine. 272mm. Specialist Periodical.

London: Colburn,, 1844. Tastefully re-bound in Rhodesian Goatskin with real gold tritles on spines; 4 raised bands. My attractive booklates on front paste-dowms; ; The book blocks have been trimmed. Overall two exceedingly neat and delightful books. VOL I : xii plus 320 pp. VOL II : viii plus 354pp plus 24pp ads.. First Edition. Half… Read more

Salisbury, Southern Rhodesia: Private Printing,, 1939. On spine the title is legible with some difficulty; on front the gold title is clear and bright except for 2 words which have been re-worked; the first four sheets have suffered damp damage over 40 mm in the top corners in the margins, not affecting the text. All pages yellowed and… Read more

London.: Seeley, Service., 1921. Book has spine discol, fritterd @ head & tail, now repaired. Book has caligraphic bookplate to E V Edkins on ffep; all pages uniformly yellowed. B&w frontispiece, 334pp incl index plus 2pp ads; 7 b&w photog plates (list calls for only 6); fold map at rear. . First English Edition.. Hard Cover Blue-grey Cloth..… Read more

Bloemfontein.: White P & P., 1951. Front wrap has illustr, rear wrap has a 15mm ink stain. 95pp with num line dwgs in text. . First Edition.. Soft Wraps. Fine in Plastic/No dustwrap as issued.. Illus. by Maberly, C T Astley . 214x5p25mm. Pamphlet..